Tele-rehabilitation for Cognitive Disorders

Tele-rehabilitation for Cognitive Disorders: a Randomized Controlled Trial in Patients with Stroke Outcomes

The aim of the study is to evaluate whether a computer-based cognitive treatment delivered via tele-rehabilitation produces an improvement in cognitive functioning comparable to the improvement achievable through the same treatment delivered in person in patients with stroke outcomes.

To investigate, using a custom-designed questionnaire, the feasibility and patient satisfaction with the rehabilitative treatment delivered via telemedicine compared to the same treatment delivered in person.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke;
• Age between 18 and 90 years;
• First stroke event;
• Stroke occurred more than 30 days ago;
• Adequate level of understanding;
• Presence of one or more of the following cognitive disorders:
• Memory disorders
• Attention disorders
• Executive function disorders
• Availability of an internet connection at the patient's home necessary for the telemedicine procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of other neurological disorders;
• Presence of pre-morbid cognitive decline;
• Psychiatric disorders in the medical history;
• Alcohol and/or drug abuse;
• Presence of severe uncorrected visual deficits.